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There are options; the disposable blue shavers (2 in a pack) from 7/11 (have their own brand name, they don't use the Gillette name), handle a little shorter than Gillette/BIC etc., but that's not a problem. The design is not attempting to copy Gillette. Work out at 20Baht for 1 razor, excellent shave, about 10 shaves per shaver. Been using them for about 5 years. Most but not all 7/11 stores have them. Worth a try. For real Gillette, if you visit Malaysia, Singapore, China and even Australia you'll find real Gillette shavers (all models) are 40 to 50% cheaper than in Thailand

I suggest this is a mixed picture. My Thai son tlks about this from time to time. Thankfully he and his good Thai wife have their 3 kids at home with them and he's devoted to their upbringing, education, family life etc., etc. He's told me before there's plenty of his male friends (with kids) who have been basically forced by their wives to go to work in factories on the eastern seaboard and in Ayuthaya, and leave their kids for granparents to look after / bring up. Why? Wive has heard about the fun of being in a factory team, the social life etc. Unfortunately the number of times they come home to see their kids seems to dwindle with many coming home only once a year.

Including check direct with insurance company re: - Driving with InterDriving permit rather than Thai license. - Driving whilst here on the Visa that your holding. And ask for an e.mail showing the answers to your questions.

That comes in his NEXT stint at PM.

Well said, clearly there is nobody ultimately in charge, keeping the RTP within some respectable behavioral boundaries and conrols and within the law.

And boring!

'Transfer out of the area is sufficient.' Beats me how senior officers see this as logical / appropriate.

Sure, and in that time many interesting lessons have been learned, world wide, how to successfully design roads that stand up in such circumstances. Time stands still!

Most times the 'throwing' isn't that bad. In an event puts lot of packing around it, jam the packing around it. I did it once, emergency situation to get from Tokyo to my office in Singapore with my desktop PC. Packed it in a hard shell s'case, a lot of packing. Arrived undamaged and no questions asked, on Cathay Pacific.

Reminds me of an offshore international bank (one office/branch in Thailand) who announced there would be a charge to enter the bank premises. For several months there was an employee at the door collecting the 40Baht entrance fee from every person who entered, customers and not customers. The Bank of Thailand found out and ordered the bank to stop it immediately and they also imposed a heavy fine on the bank. Same bank is well known world wide for practices bordering on unethical.

I guess this the new improved trusted professonal police force; - it's called 'do it yourself justice'. But do the cops still expect payment for their 'services?'

Worth a quick mention, it's illegal (same in many countries) for employers to ask or to allow employees to work 7 days a week. Been discussed many time before re security companies owned by army officers, part of the deal (illegal) is 7 days a week.

OK, 3 hands.

Which is a sore point with young graduates and has been for decades. I've had many discussions with yount Thai uni students , most have never worked and have little to zero knowledge about contracts of employment and the details therein, etc. Their instant argument is 'I have (will have) a bachelor degree therefore I should get paid more, regardless of any other considerations, including whether the job is difficult or very simple/needs advanced knowledge or long-term past experience or advanced academid knowlege etc., or needs none of these'. Bottom line: I have (will have) a bachelor degree therefore I should get paid more, regardless of any other considerations'. What's obvious is such discussions is an underlying attitude that people with a degree should get paid more because they have a (perceived) higher status. Had this discussion many times often heated. Ultimately there is no definative answer so I always forceably changed the subject in the classroom.

Is that the information the OP is trying to gather?

Some = very few, can count on one hand.

Better still, lots of muscle boys rowing. But not practical, they would have to get out of their air-con gyms, and way too complex to ensure they have the right colour co-ord singlet and short shorts every day, and the 'in' fashion haircut.

Sure, violence is not needed but this guy does, as mentioned, file suits and complaints continuously, often for very simple unimportant matters.

These numbers are not typical, far from it.

Your categories are so vague you can't expect to get 'facts' for each category. Google is your friend, get going.

Family Mart near us suddenly closed. They had no local customers whatever because of the seriously rude/abusive and unhelpful staff. Only customers were Sth. Asians staying at next door hotel. To these customers they were even more abusive.

You don't know that to be fact. Just more of your attempts to stir people up and frighten them for no valid specific reason.

Quite a few members have mentioned, over many years, that on retirement they elected to continue their Thai Social Security SS membership by private payments each month direct to the SS office. Can I please ask these members to share quick details of: 1. - How they became aware that this was possible? And were they specifically informed by the SS staff it was possible to continue when they went to get the refund of their contributions? 2. - When did they complete and lodge their application to continue as per above? 3. - Was any member told by the SS staff that to continue private membership the appplication had to be completed/lodged the same day they received their refund? Or were they told that 'one day later was too late, cannot continue? 4. - Was any member given (at the date of refund of contributions or at any time) any brochure or paper handout regarding private continuation of SS membership? 5. - Was any meber aware of Article 39 in the Thai Social Security ACt which says that when members retire etc., they have 6 months to decide whether to continue private membership? Sorry so many questions, but all quite meaningful and perhaps even enlightening for other members. Thanks.

Can any member share some specific fully correct and up to dat information as to these subjects here in Thailand. Absolutely NOT looking for opinions of what 'should be', looking for factual details of the current laws, etc. Thanks for sharing.